Solution for Women as Foundation for Rural Development Policy

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, rural women are responsible for half of the world’s food production. They produce 60–80 percent of the food in most developing countries. They ...

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, rural women are responsible for half of the world’s food production. They produce 60–80 percent of the food in most developing countries. They are also the main producers of the world’s staple crops—rice, heat and maize—which provide up to 90 percent of the rural poor’s food intake.

None of these solutions can function without the support and participation of the other half of society. Policies must be implemented as a joint effort by men and women or they will not be sustainable. The media should be used to promote men’s support for the cause of women’s empowerment and increase awareness of their importance for society as a whole.